View, manage, and edit photos on your Pixel Slate

You can open and make basic edits to photos you've saved on your Pixel Slate.

When you use the Google Photos app, your photos are safely backed up and accessible anywhere, on any device. You can edit your photos, share them with others, and quickly search your entire photo library.

See your photos and videos

View photos in the image editor

Sign in to your device.

In laptop mode: Select the Launcher Up Arrow FilesIn tablet mode: Go to your Home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher in the bottom corner of the screen. Then select Files

Select Downloads.

Find the photo you want. Double-click or tap the photo to open.

From the image editor, you can:

See your photos as large thumbnails: Select Thumbnail view

Scroll through your photos one at a time: Click or tap on the right or left side of the photo (you'll see arrows appear) to scroll forward or back.

See your photos in a slideshow: Select Slideshow

Print a photo: Open the photo and select Print

Delete a photo: Open the photo and select Delete

Note: Any file in the "Downloads" folder could get deleted if your device runs out of space, so make sure to save the photos or videos you want to keep in a permanent folder. To learn how to keep your downloaded files from being deleted, see Related articles.

View photos in the Camera app

Sign in to your device.

In laptop mode: Select the Launcher Up Arrow CameraIn tablet mode: Go to your Home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher in the bottom corner of the screen. Then select Camera

In the bottom corner of the Camera app screen, select Gallery

View photos in Google Photos

If you use the Google Photos app, your photos and videos will also be available in the Google Photos app under "Device folders."

Sign in to your device.

In laptop mode: Select the Launcher Up Arrow Google PhotosIn tablet mode: Go to your Home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher in the bottom corner of the screen. Then tap Google Photos